![]() There are four subspecies of ostriches alive today. Of these, the nominate subspecies, Struthio camelus camelus, commonly known as the North African red-necked ostrich, is the largest. Adult males grow to 9 feet and 340 pounds, making them the largest birds on Earth. Bill Clark has been at the forefront of conservation and anti-poaching efforts all across Africa for decades. Humans long ago destroyed and caused the extinction of the moa in New Zealand, who were 12 feet tall and about 500 lbs.Ĭonservation efforts are needed to save the very rare red-necked ostrich because they are unique and the largest bird left on Earth. ![]() It needs protection and conservation funds. But unlike the more common ostriches, the Maasai ostrich, the Somali and the Southern African Ostrich, which people usually see in East and Southern Africa, there is another subspecies that is even bigger, the red-necked ostrich in Senegal and it is the biggest bird on the planet. They are unlike any other animal on Earth. How many times does one expect to see a lion or an elephant and instead one comes across an ostrich, or a small flock or a large aggregation walking or running at full speed across the plains of Africa? Or once, as we were showing our son the Indian Ocean for the first time, we saw an ostrich prancing on the beach amongst algae right there on the South African coastline. One day, if we are not very careful, like so many other species, there may not be any around. When she lifts herself on high, she scorns the horse and its rider.Because God deprived her of wisdom, and did not endow her with understanding.She treats her young harshly, as though not hers her labor is in vain, without concern,.She forgets that a foot may crush them, or that a wild beast may break them.For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and warms them in the dust. ![]()
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